The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-11-10
We have had to postpone for another week the
sketch of the 18th Maine.

will spend the winter in New York, and in the
spring will settle in Portland
Mr.. Chs lies A. Ellis, of this city, is now in
charge of the Whitmore stable near the Windsor
House. Horses are stood in for 10 cents and poo
pie driving to town can do no better than leave
their teams with Mr.. Ellis See his advertisement
The tramp nuisance is again making itself mani
Fest There were thirty-one committed to Jail in
october-one for every day. They were committed
Tor drunkenness, but were tramps and nothing
else So long as the fee system prevails so long
will the tramp nuisance last
THE NEW HOTEL. 1t was found last week that
rs laid out the westerly wing of the hotel would
not conform with Main street and the architect
was sent for, arriving Saturday evening, and made
the necessary change in the plan The new lines
make the rear twenty feet longer than the front,
the gore coming in the hallway. The change
will improve the looks of the building from Main
street Mr. Lewis says he never before saw SO
much or so good Il wall laid in the same length or
| time by the same number of men, as has been
done on the hotel foundation. The brick work
above the foundation wall was begun on Monday
The westerly wall on Main street will be Ill brick.
The weather continues favorable and the worl,
PUSHES along The stills of the new hotel will be
ON line with point between the caves ard the
top of the roof of Masonic Temple J. The Young
man now does his swearing at the hoel and Other
enterprises in this city by deputy or hides his
diminished head unleran initial. lie furnishes an
other Illustration of the story of the ii, on the coach
wheel. Mr.. J. I. Pottle went to Bangor
Tuesday to get material for sills and flooring and
these will be laid soon as the foundation is COM
plcted. The architect will be here next Monday
with the working plans and specifications but DC
lore the company is ready for proposals it is en-
pected to have the stills on and floor laid. Last
Friday noon the Crosby house occupied TIE site ON
which it had stood for so many years, although the
rollers were under it. Saturday noon it had been
moved well to the rear, and before night was on
the site assigned to it. 1t will have windows,
receive general overliauing and will lac used II ,
an amen to the hotel -. 1t may Hc said here that
AfJchn Stewart has done good work in removing.
the old buildings four in number, Including the
main house, and which have been got out of the
way of the workmcn so that no delay h;. been
caused
JACKSON. Miss Mabel Fletcher has lust clos
cit very successful term of school il district NJ.
g. making her third term of school in this district
NORTH HAVEN. Some interesting facts concern
ing the North Haven mackerel fleet will be found
in an article ON the fourth page ofths weeks Jour
nal. The following additional particulars of the
fishing fleet arc taken from the correspondence Of
the Portland Press: Schooner Willie Parkman.
Capt. VIM Henry Banks, has recently been SOLE, to
Rockland parties to be tsc,l as a coaster The
vessel, which is good one, was sold at q great
| 1,
Lerently purchased II beautiful steam Yacht, the
Faustina. She is of graceful model, and will lie
quite an attractive addition to the pleasure yachts
of Fox island fhoroughfarc The Electric FLASH.
Capt. Aaron smith, who has become disguised " i'll!
the mackercl prospect, is about to he changed into
| a coaster. her cnterprsing captain bcin: bound Ia
get Il living mackcrcl or no mackcrcl ...Captail
Hiram Stone and Mr.. Howard Deane, owners i'll
the Phoebe and Emma Small, have chartered Fred
Browns little schooner and are now reasting til,
November seas for Goldfish on or shore. Quit.
Il large roncorrse Of the youth Of the town assem-
bled at Union Hall last week, the occasion being
| II reception to Mr.. Frank Beverage and his bride
May Callcrwood, eldest daughter of b. C.. Calder
| wood, who We're united i'll marriage recently. SO.
| Mr.. Ruel Mills, captain of the seiner Emma Dyer
today returned his vessel to the owners in Carver
| lIarbor. Capt. Lewis Mcdonald, the captain
whose vessel was seized by the Dominion official;
at Souris, Z. Z. L., has recently sail for tina
place in the schooner Oasis for Il load of potatoes
which lie intends to market either in Boston o.
| New York
| BTCkSPORT. Deluge Engine Company, NO. g. i
to give its annual concert an'l bali on Thanks
giving night. Bangor musicians will furnish III,
| musIc and arrangements are being made for ;
grand time. Buc&sport Lodge, Ancient Order o
United Workmen, ranks third in size in thi. stat,
| and is rapidly growing Mi. Howard -waze,
| passed away Friday evening at $ o'clock lii
| sickness was of a nature to cause linn to SUITE
severely nearly all the time except when under I'll,
influence of morphine. The family have the heart
| felt sympathy of all their neishbors and friends
Mr.. Swazeys life had been one of the most uprigh
and straightforward character. He was honest il
every respect and as 4 town we loose a value,
and respected citizen. For many years he was il
| the employ of the Government. His funeral occu.
rel at his late residence on Monday last p. II!
| lie was 4 member of the order of A. O. L. W. anC
| one of Its strongest and ablcst workers. and III
was buried under the honors of the Order. Iii
| loss in the community will be greatly felt. Nj
| and Mrs. Barber are visiting their daughter il
| Bangor......A young man working for Capt
Clements in his schooner caught by the leg il
the blight of !: warp taking the flesh from the corti
| below the knee but not breaking any bones. III
| lives in Penobscot. We did not learn his name .
| Miss Pierce, who has lived with her mother o,
Franklin street was taken i'll some time the first o
| this month and died last Monday. i1or kind man
ners had eplcarcd her to all who knew her. >h
| n i,rht -h1 he,
the sympathy of her many friends. While Capt
Spring was riding toward the new country the tia
of Mr. Swazcy', funeral he met some sixty Of til
| procession A. O. L. w. walking in doubl
column, which frightened his horse so badly th;,
he turned at right angie and leapc over the side
walk and ran over some rough ground, shaking u
the Capt. considerably but fortunately doing n,
harm Lewis Tapley and another gentleman
caught the horse and led him back TO the street,.
Mrs. Saunders moved from her home to Baneo
| Monday where she will live with her duugltc
Mrs. Lord. Mrs. Gray who bought the place mo,
| ed in the same day.
| FREEDOM. The Academy commencement eNel
cises occurred as announced last week. Tn
| weather was all that could be desired, the beau
tifnl hunters moon making the evenings dcyh,
full. The prize determinations and rccitations at In
Grange hall Tuesday evening held the close at
tention of the large and appreciati audience dun
ing the entire evening. There were ninc compel
| itors for each prize and each one rendered tbei
selection with much credit to themselves and thci
| instructors. The prize for excellence in publ
| determinations aWar,lcdbv vote of the ;,tienr
| to Weldon A. Poland, of Centre Montyillc AM
Frank Banton, of Freedom, received honorabl
mention. The prize for excellence in public read
Ing or recitation was awarded to Theresa NJ. CLARK
OF Unity, and Annie NJ. Nose of Knox. receive
honorable mention. The benefit concert Wrlncs
day evening was not so good as usual bn was wei
| attended. The baritone solos by Mr.. L.. b. Cain
of Waterville, the solo Bridal Bells" by Mis-
| Preble, the pEereptrcss, and the duet, sin TIL
Cleaning" by Miss Prcblc and Mrs. Luce ,cserv
special mention. Bryant Bros. orchestra as uslta
| rendered some fine selections. The graduating cN
erciscs of the class of 81 occurred nj the ira,lcm
| on Thursday eve. The weather was warm and tic
lightful, in quite noticeable contrast with the dark
dreary November evenings which greeted the tw
preceding classes. Before the O'Clock bell ram
| every seat in the house was taken and chairs wer
brought from the Good Tempar's hail and place,
In the aises and In the of the desks aud seats
When DR.. Luce, principal of the school, called tn
| meeting to order at $50 the house was LITERAL
packed every available place being occupied, am
many were obliged to stand during the entire even
ing in the entry and dressing rooms. In his open
ing remarks Dr. Luce said lie regretted that bette
| accommodations could not be provided for tn
| large audience but it was the only suitable plac
that could he procured in the village II is hope